Airman Graham 2 :)

Okay, So yesterday, Friday, I finally recieved my first letter from Adam!!!! I was soooo happy to get it in the mail, LOL I cried. He wrote it on Monday, February 22, 2010. Well, the first thing was that it said "Letter #2" and there was no sign of "Letter #1" so I don't know if it got lost or something. But my friend Shawna, her fiance is in the Air Force with Adam (same flight too) and she said that she only recived "Letter #2" also, so who knows.

Anyway, Adam says he is doing okay, ready to be done with this phase in our lives and move on. But he is working his way through. He said that he was able to go and finally pick a job! Well, there are 3 jobs that he can choose from: Personal, Knowledge Information Management, and something like Aviatics Database. He said that his first choice was Personal, because it's the easiest and has hardly any deployments. But the thing is, is that there are 4 other guys going for those 3 jobs. But Adam is the only one out of the 4 that has a college degree, so he is hoping he will have the upper hand. God is in control, so we are praying for the best. Adam also told me that all of the tech schools for those jobs are in Mississippi, which means that as soon as Graduation is over, he will be heading to MI. But the plus side is that tech school should only be 5 weeks, so he should be home sometime in May, then we will go to our first assignment! Can't wait!!

He told me again that he is worried about dorm inspections. But we all know when Adam puts his mind to something, he gets it done. So I'm not worried. :) LOL he also said that Basic is just "simulated stress" and its not real, he says "I'm worried about socks for crying out loud!" That made me laugh.

Adam said to tell everyone that he thinks about you guys often, and to please write him letters. And thank you to all the ones that have already.

......SOOOOOOO, this afternoon, I decided to go to my mom's house and get stuff done, and I decided to get onto my bank account just to make sure everything is okay, AND!!!!! Adam's pay is in the account!!! Yes!! So, I guess Adam got it all worked out and everything is A-okay now. Now all we have to do is get this whole Certified Marriage Licence nonsense worked out and I should be able to go onto base soon. So, if everyone could please pray for the Personal job and pray for Adam to keep a sound mind while there. :) Thank you everyone for the support, it means so much to us.

and DON'T FORGET TO WRITE ADAM LOL

Airman Graham update :)

Well, its been a crazy week so far, and I thought it was time for an ADAM update.

He called me on Saturday at around 5:15 pm and we got to talk for almost 15 mins!!! I was sooooo freaking happy to hear his voice.

He sounded much much better. He told me that he had bad news because he was told that I was NOT in the Air Force system because he didn't take our Certified Marriage License. Well, the problem was, we didn't ever receive it. When we got married, we paid for one, so I'm thinking, CRAP! lol Anyway, Adam was told that he can only make an appointment to get this whole situation straightened out on Mondays, so even though I get it to him soon, he wont be able to get it figured out till Monday. So, all that to say, on Monday, I booked it to the Courthouse and got another certified marriage license. (Which I found out, we received one but we through it out because it didn't look legit, LOL, it literally looked like a crappy piece of paper, so eh whatever.) I sent it out at like 11:20 am that morning, so he should get it tomorrow, Thursday.

After all of that was out, Adam told me that his TI (Military Technical Insturctor, they are pretty much the rude/mean guys that yell at you constantly at basic) is really actually pretty cool. He says that when they aren't working, the TI is joking around and trying to make it less stressful. Adam says, "don't get me wrong, he yells, a lot, but its all good because thats his job." So, Adam is in a good mind set. Adam also told me that he met a guy named David, he is married and misses his wife too. But David is in a bad situation because his wife is stuck in Mexico, 8 months pregnant, and there is no way he can get ahold of her. Needless to say, Adam feels horrible for the guy, and is thankful that we aren't in a horrible mess like that. So we both feel horrible for them. I'm hoping that there is some way I can help them. Adam also told me that everything is actually going well, all the physical stuff is pretty easy, the only thing he is worried about is dorm inspections. LOL Adam was never really good at folding clothes, he would fold something and I would be right behind him re-folding it! so he says he is working on that as much as he can. He says that there is waaaay too much going on all the time. He says he feels like there isn't enough time in the day to get everything done. On sundays, he hoped he could go to church, but he needed to get all of his stuff done, so he was going to miss it. But thankfully, David and him pray together at night, and read the Bible, Adam says it helps him calm down before sleep because he is so wound up by the time 11pm rolls around. Then there was of course some "mushy-gushy" stuff that we talked about LOL but other than that, that was all we were able to talk about. So please everyone keep praying for him and WRITE HIM LETTERS!!!! he won't be able to write back but he says he needs the encouragement. And he really does, so please please write him. That's it for now, I'll post when I know more. I'm hoping to get a letter from him tomorrow!!!! So YAY!!!!

Just a tid bit of an update

Alright, So I got up this morning and called the Recruiter and he pretty much told me there was nothing that he could do. His best advise was to go to the bank and see if I can get into Adam's new account and see what I can do. So, I get to BofA, and I sit down with some guy that thinks he can help me. They said if I knew the account number that I could easily take the money from Adam's account and just put it into my account....oh if life was so simple. LOL. I, of course, don't know Adam's account number and have no way of getting it until he calls or writes me. So I ask the guy to just check and make sure that the account is in his name and that it is there on file. He types in Adam's social security number and the computer is telling the guy that the only account under his SSN is the account that him and I share. I didn't believe him and told him that he needed to try another way. I gave him the username and password that Adam gave me on Sunday, and nothing happened. This guy then tells me to call the Finance people at Lackland because there is nothing else that he can do. At this point I'm so confused. I don't understand how there is no account, so I decided to go to my mom's house and make sure that this guy didn't make a mistake. Well, the stinkin guy was right! There is no account under the username and the password that Adam gave to me. (PS this account worked on Sunday. So I have no idea what happend.) Anyway, I try to get a hold of the Finance people at Lackland and I have no luck. What the heck?! No one answers there, and I don't know why. I have been trying all day and nothing. So this is what I'm hoping, I'm hoping that Adam was able to cancel that account that he opened and somehow got our direct deposit form and everything is worked out. I can't wait to hear from him, I'm hoping I hear from him soon. But as soon as I hear from him, I'll keep you updated.

OH OH! I forgot to tell you that Adam is in the 324 Squadron, which means he is a Maroon Knight! I think that's really cool. So that is his symbol up there. :)

<3

OOPS!!!! Wrong E-mail!

okay, my email is:

Cassieann884@hotmail.com


Sorry for the confusion!

Thanks Aunt Donna for telling me!

The Not-So-Happy, Wonderful Phone Call

Happy Late Valentines Day Everyone,

Well, yesterday was supposed to be a good day, but ended up being more stressful than I could EVER imagine.

The day started off well, I got up and went to my grandparents, then to my mom's to wish them all a happy valentines day. After seeing them, I headed to Adam's parents house to wait for Shawna to pick me up to go to Steven's parents house for dinner. Shawna and I got there at almost 2pm and sat and talked and hung around. At exactly 3:15pm ADAM CALLS!!!!! I get so excited, I scream and start to cry. Just knowing that I am going to hear is voice is enough to make my heart happy. So, I did as I was told by Adam, and I let it go to the voicemail (that was the hardest thing I have ever done.) About 2 mins later, my phone rings again and it's Adam again, so I figure I better answer it. I answer, and he is in a panic and yelling at me to get a pencil and a pen. But I wasn't in my element, and I was running around like a chicken with it's head cut off. All the while, Shawna's boyfriend is calling her at the same time so be are both crying and looking for paper. So finally, after Dawn and Steve (Steven's parents) literally pull us to the office, Adam starts frantically and quickly telling me his new address. I was so scared and shaking I couldn't get the address right, so I gave up and hoped that Shawna got the address because I could tell something was wrong with Adam, and I needed to find out. After telling me his address, which might I add, is like 5 lines long, he tells me that something bad happened. He then begins to tell me that somehow our direct deposit form got lost and I have no money. The AF made him open up a new account at BofA and I need to log on to the account and transfer the money to our joint account when I need to. Seemed simple enough. But bless Adam's amazing heart, he feels absolutely horrible. This was the worst imaginable conversation he could have with me, he literally thought he left me alone with no money. I was so in shock all I could do was cry, his voice has already changed so much. So after telling him everything is going to be okay and that we love each other, we are forced to hang up.

So, then I go to a computer and put in the username and the password into the BofA account and it asks me a security question that I know the answer to. I put the answer in once, twice, and three times and the account blocks me out. The account cannot be unlocked until I can get into his new "gmail" account, which I have no idea what his name or password is. So, I'm at a loss at what to do.

This morning, I call the Recruiter, hoping to get some help and of course he doesn't answer. So, I'm going to keep bugging him until I get some answers.

So, I now have Adam's address, and if everyone can, PLEASE PLEASE write him a letter. He needs as much encouragement that he can get. I know he is definitely worried about me and needs to be told that everything is going to be okay. So, if you want his address, please email me at Cassiean884@hotmail.com or message me on Facebook.

I'll keep everyone posted when I have some answers.

First Offical Day.

Well, it's February 10, 2010, and Adam is in Texas. He arrived in Texas at 7pm our time (AZ) but 8pm Texas time. By the time he got to Lackland Air Force base, it was 9 and was exhausted. Here is why. We arrived at the Shereton Cresent Hotel on Monday the 8th at 7pm and we were both super sad. As soon as we got there, Adam had to go and check in. Thankfully, Adam met an awesome guy named Steven, so they met up and thankfully got a room together. All the while, Steven's family and myself are anxiously waiting to see our boy's. Around 20 mins later, they finally come down and we spent time together until 8pm when they have to go through a briefing. UGH!!! lol all i wanted to do was be with Adam! At around 8:30pm, Adam came back and we talked and cried until I had to leave at 9ish, it was actually supposed to be 10 but Adam needed to take a shower and get ready and be in bed by 10 so he could get a decent night sleep. I finally pulled myself away from him around 9:20pm and drove back to his parents house. Adam woke up at 3 in the morning, unable to sleep. He got ready and left for MEP's at 5am. After a bunch of random tests, Adam swore into Active Duty at 10am and was told that his flight is at 4:45pm, but doesn't know when he will be able to meet his mom and I at the airport to say our final goodbyes. I get a call from Adam around 1pm telling me that it's not going to be possible for his mom and I to see him at the airport because as soon as they get there, they automatically have to go through security and stay with the group. Which meant that we were unable to go past security and he was unable to leave and come see us. Adam, his mom and I were devastated. We felt like we were stripped of each other, and it was horrible. Adam and I text all day, talking about random things, how much we are going to miss each other, how happy we are that he met Steven and I met Shawna (Steven's girlfriend), how we are going to have an amazing life when all of this is said and done...so on and so fourth. Around 4:20pm, Adam calls me and tells me that they are boarding the plane and that he has to turn off his phone, and will try and call me when he lands, hopefully. So around 6:45pm, AZ time, Adam text me saying they land and he will call soon. About 5 mins later, he calls and we say our goodbyes. Thankfully, Adam told me that he is excited and ready for this all to be over and start our life. So looking at it that way, we can both get through. I'm hoping to hear from him this weekend. He told me not to answer the first time he calls so he can leave a message with his address, that way we are 100% sure I will get the address right. Also, since he wasn't able to talk to me, he will be able to call again, and we will actually be able to have a conversation. So yay!! I'm so excited to get this whole journey done so we can be together again. I'm going to post as much as possible, and keep you guys in the loop.